支吾
zhī wu
Pinyin
Definition
支吾
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- to respond evasively or vaguely
- to elude
- to stall
支吾
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- to resist
- to deal with
Character Decomposition
Idioms (4)
一木难支
- 1 lit. a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiom)
- 2 fig. one is helpless alone
支吾其词
- 1 (idiom) to talk in a roundabout way to cover up the truth
- 2 evasive
支离破碎
- 1 scattered and smashed (idiom)
乐不可支
- 1 overjoyed (idiom); as pleased as punch